The Federal Reserve has proposed to Citigroup and Bank of America the possibility of having to launch a capital increase following the outcome of the recent stress test. This is what writes the Wall Street Journal, pointing out that other institutions might be in the same situation. Both banks will now respond to the findings of the Fed to leave, now, from BofA. The titles affected anticipation in European trading in Frankfurt: Bank of America loses 7%, Citigroup 5%.

Banks have already received 90 billion dollars in public funds after the record loss recorded after the explosion of the crisis. The possibility that some institutionsquestioned by Bloomberg. The news weighed, in fact, performance on the securities on the Stock Exchange. might fail the stress test is creating "a lot of anxiety in the market, and trust is essential for the sector, 'says one analyst

BofA deficit would amount to several billion dollars, the newspaper said, quoting people with a good knowledge of the bank. Both institutions are up in arms: In addition to disputing the findings of the preliminary test, plan to meet with a detailed refusal. The refusal of Bank of America could be widespread today.

Stress test was established by the Plan Geithner on Credit to determine the potential required of banks in the event of a worsening crisis. The results of inspections carried out by the supervisor on the 19 largest banks in the United States will be announced on May 4. Include a plan to recapitalize those banks to demonstrate that they needed in the event of further deterioration in economic conditions. The authorities have initiated the confrontation with the banks about the results for some days. According to Morgan Stanley analysts also SunTrust Banks Inc., KeyCorp and Regions Financial Corp. will need new capital.